Echo verse is a poetic form that emphasises repetition within the structure of the poem. It deliberately repeats certain words, phrases, or sounds at specific intervals throughout the poem, creating a rhythmic and musical effect.

In “Annabel Lee” by Edgar Allan Poe, the phrases “Annabel Lee” and “the sea” are repeated throughout, emphasizing the speaker’s undying love for his dead beloved.

It begins:

𝑰𝒕 𝒘𝒂𝒔 𝒎𝒂𝒏𝒚 𝒂𝒏𝒅 𝒎𝒂𝒏𝒚 𝒂 𝒚𝒆𝒂𝒓 𝒂𝒈𝒐,

𝑰𝒏 𝒂 𝒌𝒊𝒏𝒈𝒅𝒐𝒎 𝒃𝒚 𝒕𝒉𝒆 𝒔𝒆𝒂,

𝑻𝒉𝒂𝒕 𝒂 𝒎𝒂𝒊𝒅𝒆𝒏 𝒕𝒉𝒆𝒓𝒆 𝒍𝒊𝒗𝒆𝒅 𝒘𝒉𝒐𝒎 𝒚𝒐𝒖 𝒎𝒂𝒚 𝒌𝒏𝒐𝒘

𝑩𝒚 𝒕𝒉𝒆 𝒏𝒂𝒎𝒆 𝒐𝒇 𝑨𝒏𝒏𝒂𝒃𝒆𝒍 𝑳𝒆𝒆;

𝑨𝒏𝒅 𝒕𝒉𝒊𝒔 𝒎𝒂𝒊𝒅𝒆𝒏 𝒔𝒉𝒆 𝒍𝒊𝒗𝒆𝒅 𝒘𝒊𝒕𝒉 𝒏𝒐 𝒐𝒕𝒉𝒆𝒓 𝒕𝒉𝒐𝒖𝒈𝒉𝒕

𝑻𝒉𝒂𝒏 𝒕𝒐 𝒍𝒐𝒗𝒆 𝒂𝒏𝒅 𝒃𝒆 𝒍𝒐𝒗𝒆𝒅 𝒃𝒚 𝒎𝒆.

𝑰 𝒘𝒂𝒔 𝒂 𝒄𝒉𝒊𝒍𝒅 𝒂𝒏𝒅 𝒔𝒉𝒆 𝒘𝒂𝒔 𝒂 𝒄𝒉𝒊𝒍𝒅,

𝑰𝒏 𝒕𝒉𝒊𝒔 𝒌𝒊𝒏𝒈𝒅𝒐𝒎 𝒃𝒚 𝒕𝒉𝒆 𝒔𝒆𝒂,

𝑩𝒖𝒕 𝒘𝒆 𝒍𝒐𝒗𝒆𝒅 𝒘𝒊𝒕𝒉 𝒂 𝒍𝒐𝒗𝒆 𝒕𝒉𝒂𝒕 𝒘𝒂𝒔 𝒎𝒐𝒓𝒆 𝒕𝒉𝒂𝒏 𝒍𝒐𝒗𝒆—

𝑰 𝒂𝒏𝒅 𝒎𝒚 𝑨𝒏𝒏𝒂𝒃𝒆𝒍 𝑳𝒆𝒆—